The four-part series began when the body of a foreign student is discovered in the streets of the down-at- heel city of Besźel, it’s just another day’s work for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad.

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But he uncovers evidence that the murdered girl came from Ul Qoma, a city that shares a dangerous and volatile relationship with Besel, and this case will challenge everything Borlú holds dear.

China Miéville said: “It’s been extraordinary and moving to see this huge process, whereby a book written alone is collectively transformed into something familiar yet quite new. And it is extraordinary and moving to see the final result.”

The City and The City trailer (Image: BBC)

In the trailer for the show, many Scouse landmarks can be spotted - and we have no doubt you've been able to recognise a few places in the past couple of episodes.

“It was wonderful to work there and see the city in good shape, to see those great, old building which have been restored, you can see the history of the city being preserved and then this whole new modern city being built around it as well so it felt very vibrant and wonderful to be back there.”